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Foreign worker levy suspension won’t boost manufacturing growth
Lacklustre external demand is the culprit.
Foreign worker levy suspension won’t boost manufacturing growth
Lacklustre external demand is the culprit.
Jubilee Budget brings no respite for struggling residential developers
REITs and asset-heavy landlords are the top picks.
Singapore's personal tax rates still among region's lowest despite surprise hike
Income taxes elsewhere could be as high as 45%.
What does the Jubilee Budget mean for Singapore REITs?
Will REITs take a hit as the stamp duty remission lapses?
Check out these five fearless forecasts for Budget 2015
Expect cash handouts and restructuring policy tweaks.
Banks brace for a deluge of bad debts in FY15
Mainly from the oil & gas sector.
Number of unsold Executive Condos spike 11% to over 2,200 units in January
EC prices are in for a correction soon.
SREITs embark on overseas property acquisition spree to buck lifeless property market
Over 66% of REIT acquisitions are overseas.
Developers shying away from once-popular EC sites on back of looming flat glut
Over 6,000 units will flood an already crowded market.
End of an era: Time to say goodbye to outperforming S-REIT stocks, investors warned
Regulatory changes could be a game changer for SREITs.
Will tax incentives for REITs be rolled back in Budget 2015?
Dividends could crash if these incentives are rolled back.
A tale of two shipbuilders: Petrobras scandal rocks the boat for Singapore’s largest rig makers
Brazil-related orders account for almost half of their order books.
Giant rig builders embroiled in massive Brazilian bribery charge
Both Keppel and SembMarine's order books are at risk.
Singapore’s troubled rig builders sitting in the eye of the storm
It’s not all doom and gloom at the moment, but all bets are off after 2015.
HDB resale prices slipped 5.7% in January
But resale volume surged 15.3%.
Which local bank is most exposed to rapidly rising interest rates?
Its net profit might jump by as much as 17%.
Offshore and marine firms brace for massive losses as fourth quarter results roll in
But this is just the tip of the iceberg.